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1922 United States Senate election in Indiana
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1922 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1916 United States Senate election in Indiana 1916 1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana 1926 (special) November 7, 1922 150x150px Samuel Ralston in 1923 (cropped).jpg Samuel Ralston Democratic Party (United States) 558,169 50.87% File:Albert J. Beveridge, bust portrait LCCN2016645015 (cropped).jpg Albert Beveridge Republican Party (United States) 524,558 47.80% 1922 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRalston: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Beveridge: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Harry Stewart New Republican Party (United States) Samuel M. Ralston Democratic Party (United States)
The 1922 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Harry Stewart New ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary by former Republican Senator Albert J. Beveridge who was seeking a comeback. In the general election, Beveridge was defeated by Democratic former Governor of Indiana Samuel M. Ralston. Ralston would not serve in the Senate for long and he would die in 1925.
Republican primary
Candidates
Albert Beveridge, former U.S. Senator (1899–1911)
Harry Stewart New, incumbent Senator since 1917
Results
1922 Republican Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=455399 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1922
Albert J. Beveridge
Republican Party (United States)
206,165
52.77%
Harry Stewart New (incumbent)
Republican Party (United States)
184,505
47.23%
390,670
100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Charles F. Howard
Samuel M. Ralston, former Governor of Indiana (1913–17)
Jesse A. Sanders
Bernard B. Shively
Daniel W. Simms
Results
1922 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=455400 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate - D Primary Race - May 02, 1922
Samuel M. Ralston
Democratic Party (United States)
174,623
65.32%
Jesse A. Sanders
Democratic Party (United States)
34,027
12.73%
Daniel W. Simms
Democratic Party (United States)
24,428
9.14%
Bernard B. Shively
Democratic Party (United States)
22,099
8.27%
Charles F. Howard
Democratic Party (United States)
12,152
4.55%
267,329
100.00%
General election
Results
1922 U.S. Senate election in IndianaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1923 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1922 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1922election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261955 Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1922 www.ourcampaigns.com
Democratic Party (United States)
Samuel M. Ralston
558,169
50.87%
4.73
Republican Party (United States)
Albert J. Beveridge
524,558
47.80%
0.03
Socialist Party USA
William Henry
14,635
1.33%
1.73
1,097,362
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1922 United States Senate elections
References
Indiana
1922
United States Senate